As one scholar has put it, considering Shakespeare's chief position in world
literature, it is astonishing how much there is still to learn about him. Over
the centuries, writers, actors, teachers, and students have debated the Bard's
early life and influences, the identity of the characters inhabiting his plays
and the circumstances surrounding his death.

In the same way, Shakespeare's true religious beliefs seem shrouded in mystery.
In this accessible, state of the art study, medievalist and Shakespearean Velma
Richmond begins by discussing the roots of Shakespeare's dramatic traditions,
the backgrounds of the Shakespeare and Arden families, and some of the religious
conflicts of the day. She goes on to examine the surprisingly strong evidence,
drawn primarily from the bard's comedies and late romances themselves, for
Shakespeare's true religious beliefs.
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